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William Kamanda
I am a creative and results-driven professional with 9 years of experience in project monitoring, evaluation, and data analytics. Capacity building, directs, coordinates, and evaluates internal operations, assigned systems, processes and procedures. Extensive experience in startup operations, strategic planning, social impact metrics, cost reduction, budget management, client management, inventory management, team management, project management, and strategic planning. Over the years, I have demonstrated special project implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills in Government, Civil Society Organizations and none-profit making organizations (INGOs & NGOs).
I am searching for an analytic data position that allows me to build tools using visualization and machine learning to help people explore and understand their data.
Education
MS Program Evaluation and Data Analytics
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona State University
2023 - 2021
- Program evaluation design, statistical modeling, data analytics, and visualization with a focus on cultural institutions.
- University Graduate
MS Economics
Freetown Sierra Leone
Njala University
2012 - 2011
- Advance Macro/Micro Economics, Econometrics, Economic development, International Economics, Research Methods
- University Graduate
BS Education, Economics (Major)
Bo, Sierra Leone
Njala University
2008 - 2004
- Teaching methods, Educational Administration, Macro/Micro Economics, Econometrics, Economic Development, International Economics, Public Finance
- Under Graduate
Selected Positions
Associate Consultant
Sierra Leone
Oxford Policy Management UK
2020 - 2019
- Developed and operationalized monitoring and data analytic framework for the Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone.
- I built the monitoring and compliance unit capacity as the Office of Assessment, Planning, and Analytics to expand the scope and scale of MDAs including performance-based budgeting, balanced scorecards, and strategic planning.
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Sierra Leone
Anti-Corruption Commission Sierra Leone
2019 - 2018
- Developed a national consultation plan and tools for 16 districts and 60 MDAs (Ministries, Departments and Agencies).
- Developed and presented the Sierra Leone National Anti-Corruption Strategic plan for 2019 <U+0096> 2023.
Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
Sierra Leone
Coffey International UK
2019 - 2018
- Trained M&E staff on data demand and use, development of M&E Plan and Framework, project monitoring and data management, and report writing.
- Developed capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) partners on project monitoring, data analysis, presentations and interpretation.
Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Sierra Leone
ICAP-At Columbia University
2018 - 2017
- Supported MOHS programs and Directorates to collect and analyze data for decision making.
- Conducted workshop on the development of health data collection tools and data management.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Country Manager
Sierra Leone
Save the Children International
2017 - 2015
- Managed 20 MEAL staff across the country program.
- Led the collection, management and analysis of project baseline, midterm and end-line data. Lead the monitoring of 25 projects indicators and activities across the country.
- Supported the development of 15 project proposals for education, protection and health programs.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Country Manager
Liberia
Save the Children International
2015 - 2012
- Supervised Research team assessing ebola project outcome by measuring operational excellence, the support provided by the projects.
- Led training and management of a robust data team managing thousands of records, recruiting hundreds of volunteers, and providing lists and maps for child protection data collection.
Evaluator
Sierra Leone
Plan International
2012 - 2011
- Developed data collection tools, recruited and trained data collectors and suppervised data collection, and wrote evaluation reports.
Research suppervisor
Sierra Leone
Education for all project
2011 - 2010
- Developed research protocol, data collection tools, mapped data sources and supervised collectors and ensure data quality.
Assistant Researcher
Sierra Leone
UNICEF
2010 - 2009
- suppervised and conducted debriefing with enumerators at the end of data collection at each data source.
- Helped clean and analysed qualitative raw data collected by enumerators.
Loan Analyst
Sierra Leone
Pro Credit Bank
2009 - 2008
- Prepare and review loan documents to ensure the loan complies with the Financial law of Sierra Leone.
- Conducted business analysis of new clients to ensure that they met the banks demand business loan.
- Conduct business training and counselling for customers to ensure they continue to be in business.